william mcelcheran paper to bronze 2013 digital exhibition catalogue
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The internationally acclaimed sculptor (William) Bill McElcheran's exhibition at Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. William McElcheran (1927-1999) embraced a wide variety of media as a means of expression. He was equally adept at drawing, painting, bas-relief and sculpture. This exhibition offers a rare glimpse into McElcheran's artistic breadth. It covers two-dimensional prints, drawings, pastels and three-dimensional terra-cotta reliefs and bronze sculpture.www.kinsmanrobinson.comTRANSCRIPT
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William McElcheranPAPER TO BRONZE
KINSMAN ROBINSON GALLERIES
108 Cumberland StreetToronto, ON, Canada M5R 1A6
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William McElcheranPaPer to Bronze
May 4 - 31, 2013NEW RElEasEs
KiNsMaN RobiNsoN GallERiEs
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Great artists are not professional intellectuals. This does not mean that they do not have intellects. Neither are they ec-static natural prodigies debauching themselves in creative pas-sions they are not capable of understanding. Nor are they merely gamblers choosing which square upon which to place their great or tiny talents.
They are born gifted. Like everyone else, they are born in a man-ner and in a time and place not of their choosing. Like Adam in the Garden of Eden, like all human infants, they are surrounded by wonders – and Adam named all the creatures – Adam, the first taxonomist.
For most of Adam’s breed, giving a name to something allows it to be no longer seen. The gift (or the curse) of the artist is to be able still to see things after they have been named, even when those things still only exist in the artist’s mind.
–William McElcheran, 27 November 1996excerpt from “A Personal View”Karate Man, 1989
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I Was That Close, 1998
The Storyboard, 1995
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RIGHt: detail of Out In Front (triptych), 1987
Walking Businessman 1, 1996
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“i always thought of art as being an expression of something more than the individual, but of civilization as a whole.” WilliamMcElcheran
RIGHt: Passers-By, 1988
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study for Water Park Place, 1989
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RIGHt: All Hail The Triumphant, 1989
“Nothing speaks more about Greek culture than the forms it took in architecture, sculpture, painting and pottery.”
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Hunting Party, 1996
RIGHt: Water Park Place, 1986
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Am I Last?, 1997
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On The Boulevard, c.1987
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A Man & Muse, 1989
Executive Move, 1978
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RIGHt: Corner Office, 1987
The Muses, 1993
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RIGHt: Downtown, 1987
“i was always looking around for some larger context into which my art fits.”
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maquette for The Family, 1981
The Pitch, 1987
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RIGHt: In Perspective, 1978
“The past is a very important part of the present. and so, when i play with forms of the past, i don’t feel i’m playing with something which is of a long time ago.”
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The Meeting Place, 1974, Graphite on paper, 14.5 x 19.25 in, 36.83 x 48.9 cm
*The Muses, 1993, Pastel on paper, 27 x 19.25 in, 68.58 x 48.9 cm
The Network, c. 1974, Terra-cotta, 15.25 x 22.75 in, 38.74 x 57.79 cm
*On The Boulevard, c.1987, Graphite and watercolour on paper, 10.5 x 13 in, 26.67 x 33.02 cm
*Out In Front (triptych), 1987, Pastel on paper, 24 x 54 in, 60.96 x 137.16 cm
Paper Hero, 1995, Bronze sculpture - posthumous cast, 49 in, 124.46 cm, edition 4
Passer-by, 1986, Lithograph on paper, 24 x 16 in, 60.96 x 40.64 cm, edition unknown - few remaining
*Passers-By, 1988, Bronze sculpture, 15 in, 38.1 cm, AP #2/3
*The Pitch, 1987, Graphite on paper, 14.5 x 19.5 in, 36.83 x 49.53 cm
Redhead, 1986, Pastel on paper, 27 x 19 in, 68.58 x 48.26 cm
Red Sky Night, Sailor’s Delight, 1993, Pastel on paper, 27 x 19 in, 68.58 x 48.26 cm
*The Storyboard, 1995, Graphite on paper, 38.75 x 5.25 in, 98.43 x 13.34 cm
*Walking Businessman I, 1996, Bronze sculpture - posthumous cast, 10.5 in, 26.67 cm, edition 9
*study for Water Park Place, 1989, Terra-cotta, 28.5 x 58.5 in, 72.39 x 148.59 cm, edition 1
*Water Park Place, 1986, Charcoal and chalk on paper, 78.5 x 45.5 in, 199.39 x 115.57 cm
What’s Up?, 1984, Bronze sculpture, 5.5 in, 13.97 cm, edition 9
*A Man & Muse, 1989, Bronze sculpture, 12 in, 30.48 cm, AP #2/3
*All Hail The Triumphant, 1989, Bronze sculpture - posthumous cast, 59.5 in, 151.13 cm, edition 4
*Am I Last?, 1997, Bronze sculpture, 9.5 in, 24.13 cm, edition 9
*Corner Office, 1987, Graphite on paper, 29.5 x 21.5 in, 74.93 x 54.61 cm
The Deal, 1978, Graphite on paper, 18 x 14.5 in, 45.72 x 36.83 cm
*Downtown, 1987, Pastel on paper, 24 x 18 in, 60.96 x 45.72 cm
*Executive Move, 1978, Graphite on paper, 18 x 14.5 in, 45.72 x 36.83 cm
Face Off, 1989, Lithograph on paper, 10 x 16 in, 25.4 x 40.64 cm, edition unknown - few remaining
*maquette for The Family, 1981, Bronze sculpture, 13 in, 33.02 cm, edition 1
*Hunting Party, 1996, Graphite on paper, 5 x 6.75 in, 12.7 x 17.15 cm
*I Was That Close, 1998, Bronze sculpture, 10.5 in, 26.67 cm, edition 9
*Icarus, c. 1987, Graphite on paper, 4.25 x 3.5 in, 10.8 x 8.89 cm
*In Perspective, 1978, Graphite on paper, 18 x 14.5 in, 45.72 x 36.83 cm
In Perspective, 1980, Bronze sculpture, 17 x 15 in, 43.18 x 38.1 cm, edition 6
*Karate Man, 1989, Bronze sculpture, 15 in, 38.1 cm, AP #2/3
Man Musing, 1974, Terra-cotta, 24 x 15.25 in, 60.96 x 38.74 cm
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list of WorksPlease note that the asterisk (*) denotes that the work is illustrated in the catalogue.
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ON ThE COVEr: Passers-By, 1988
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Icarus, c. 1987
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William McElcheranPAPER TO BRONZE
KINSMAN ROBINSON GALLERIES
108 Cumberland StreetToronto, ON, Canada M5R 1A6